British piracy in the golden age : history and interpretation, 1660-1730 / editor, Joel H. Baer.

Other author Baer, Joel, 1938-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Pickering & Chatto, 2007.
Description4 volumes ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents v. 1. Newes from sea, of two notorious pyrats / Anthony Nixon (1609) -- Sir Henry Morgan's voyage to Panama, 1670, in The Present state of Jamaica (1683) -- The voyages and adventures of Capt. Barth. Sharp (1684) -- Periodicals (August 1696-July 1729) -- v. 2. The lives, apprehensions arraignments, and executions , of the 19 late Pyrates ([1609]) -- The grand pyrate: or, The life and death of Capt. George Cusack (1676) -- An account of the tryals of Captain J. Golden [et al.] (1694) -- The tryals of Joseph Dawson [et al.](1696) -- The arraignment, tryal, and condemnation, of Capt. John Quelch (1704) -- The trials of eight persons indited for piracy (1718) -- The tryals of Major Stede Bonnet, and other pirates (1719) -- v. 3. The tryals of Captain John Rackam, and other pirates (1721) -- A full and exact account, of the tryal of all the pyrates, lately taken by Captain Ogle (1723) -- Tryals of thirty-six persons for piracy (1723) -- The trials of five persons for piracy, felony and robbery (1726) -- The tryals of sixteen persons for piracy (1726) -- A discourse of the laws relating to pirates and piracies (1726) -- A general treatise of the Dominion of the Sea / Alexander Justice (1710) -- Piracy destroy'd (1701) -- Reasons for reducing the pyrates at Madagascar / Peregrine Osborne ([1707]) -- The history of the bucaniers of America / Alexander Exquemelin (1699) - The compleat history of the lives, robberies, piracies, and murders committed by the most notorious rogues / Alexander Smith (1720) -- A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, etc. / Charles Johnson [and Alexander Smith] -- v. 4. Foure sea-sermons / Henry Valentine (1635) -- An account of the behaviour, dying speeches, and execution of Mr.John Murphey, for high-treason; and William May [et al.], for robbery, piracy and felony (1696) -- An account of the behaviour and last dying speeches of the six pirates (1704) -- The ordinary of Newate: His account of the behaviour, confession, and last speech of Capt Alexander Dolzell / Paul Lorrain (1715) -- The mariners divine mate : or, Spiritual navigation improved (1715) -- Instructions to the living, from the condition of the dead / Cotton Mather (1717) -- Useful remarks. An essay upon remarkables in the way of wicked men / Cotton Mather (1723) -- The seaman's monitor: or, Advice to sea-faring men / Josiah Woodward (1723) -- It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God / Benjamin Colman (1726) -- The famous adventures of Captain John Avery, of Plymouth (1805) -- Bold Captain Avery ([c. 1770]) -- Captain Ivory, the bold English pirate ([c. 1818-35]) -- Appendix: Manuscript relating to piracy cited in this edition.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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